Respiratory Therapist

CommonSpirit Health; Silverdale (WA); On-site; USD 52,348 - 86,788; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeks a Respiratory Therapist to join an established cardiopulmonary care team. You will deliver specialized respiratory treatments, including ventilation support and oxygen therapy, while applying strong assessment and critical thinking skills.

You will manage care in routine and emergent situations, working with an experienced RT group to ensure patient well‑being and timely interventions across a variety of clinical scenarios.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved school of Respiratory Therapy.
• One year of recent clinical experience in Respiratory Care.
• Washington Respiratory Care Practitioner license upon hire.
• CPR certification; ACLS, PALS and NRP within defined timelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide aerosol therapy, ABG sampling, ETT care, CPT and ventilator care per standards.
• Monitor patients for adverse reactions and take corrective action.
• Attend high-risk deliveries and C-sections, within scope of practice.
• Assist with ventilator/CPAP/airway management and related modalities.
• Continuously evaluate cardiopulmonary status using exams and monitoring data.
• Recommend therapy adjustments to physicians/managers based on results.

Skills

Aerosol therapy

ABG interpretation

Ventilator management

CPAP/BIPAP therapy

Critical thinking

Patient assessment

Education

Graduate of approved Respiratory Therapy program

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Respiratory Therapist, you will join an established team of RTs who share your passion for delivering highly specialized cardiopulmonary care to patients experiencing breathing issues. You’ll be instrumental in providing a range of treatments from breathing techniques and nebulizer treatments to ventilator management, oxygen therapies, and external ventilation support.

Every day you will apply your keen assessment skills and critical thinking to manage diverse patient needs, develop and execute effective care plans, and ensure calm, focused intervention in both routine and emergent situations.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, unwavering calm under pressure, and the ability to anticipate outcomes. Your dedication to patient well‑being and exceptional problem‑solving abilities will drive success in this vital role.

Responsibilities

• Performs respiratory patient care to include aerosol therapy, ABGs, ETTs, bronchus, ECGs, CPT, ventilator care, CPAP/BIPAP therapy and other respiratory care procedures in accordance with all department safety, risk management and procedural standards.
• Monitors patients for adverse reaction and takes corrective action.
• Attends high‑risk deliveries and C/sections, performing patient care within scope of practice.
• Under direction of a provider, performs activities relating to ventilator/CPAP/airway management, surfactant replacement and all other modalities of respiratory care within scope of practice.
• Continually evaluates and assesses the cardiopulmonary condition of patients using data acquired from physical examination, respiratory monitoring, and diagnostic equipment.
• Determine the effectiveness and/or need for change in the therapy being administered and make recommendations to the physicians and/or manager regarding treatment.

Job Requirements

• Requires graduation from an approved school of Respiratory Therapy and one (1) year recent clinical experience in Respiratory Care that demonstrates attainment of requisite job knowledge, skills and abilities, upon hire.
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: Washington, upon hire.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist, upon hire.
• Basic Life Support – CPR, upon hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 months.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 6 months.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, within 6 months.

Preferred

• Work experience in the specialty area.

Pay Range

$37.24 – $62.56 per hour